Associated Press reports that Honda is recalling half a million vehicles with front seat belts that may not latch properly. AP reports that the recall affects some of the automaker's best-selling models in the United States and Canada.
Presenter is reportedly quitting the BBC series following the crash
As the exodus of Western carmakers narrows options for Russian consumers, Chinese automakers are filling the gap, forcing Russians to overcome their reluctance to embrace Chinese brands and stomach higher prices. Chinese brands such as Haval, Chery and Geely now account for almost 40% of Russia's new car sales, data from analytical agency Autostat and consulting company PPK showed, up from less than 10% in January-February of 2022, pouncing on the opportunity left by the exit of firms such as Renault, Nissan and Mercedes. Reuters spoke to several Russian car buyers - individuals and dealerships - who perceived the quality of some Chinese cars to be lower than Western rivals and industry experts said Chinese manufacturers needed to enhance their reputation even as their market share soars.
A ship carrying 74,000 tons of cargo crashed into Pier 77 at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on March 20, after approaching the quay at excessive speed despite repeated radio warnings from the harbormaster's office. Authorities reported that the captain was allegedly drunk at the time of the accident.
A new documentary explores a theory that a fifth plane was set to be hijacked on September 11, 2001. Io Dodds reports.
Is Ford about to revisit its past by relaunching the Capri name on an electric vehicle (EV)? Back in 1969 at its launch, the original Capri two-door coupé was “The Car You’ve Always Promised Yourself” according to Ford’s advertising department, yet the name had been used before, as a 1961 Ford Consul Capri and as a 1952 Lincoln Capri, so is history about to repeat itself?
Air Passenger Duty for internal links will be cut from £13 to £6.50 on 1 April
The government has outlawed drivers from even touching their phones while on the road, with the threat of £200 fixed penalty notices and six penalty points for those caught flouting the law. Dean Brown, a 54-year-old London Taxi Driver by trade, was caught out by a cyclist with a dog in one hand and his phone in the other. You can watch the video footage of the incident – wryly titled “on the dog and bone” – as the cyclist films Brown driving his Kia past Carpetright in Wimbledon with the pooch in his lap before confronting him over his behaviour.
Nearly 700,000 cars face daily Ulez charges when the scheme is expanded, RAC data show – hitting thousands more drivers than Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, had estimated.
Crews in Doney Park, a suburb of Flagstaff, Arizona, helped tow a district school bus to safety after it became stuck in a sinkhole on Friday, March 24.According to Coconino County, “river-like flows” caused a portion of the roadway to collapse in the Doney Park neighborhood on Friday morning.“A school bus drove over the area and broke through the roadway surface,” they said, adding that no students were on board the bus at the time and the driver was uninjured.The road remained closed to the public while crews evaluated the road damage, according to the post. Credit: KAFF News via Storyful
The moment Mitchell Dickenson from Costessey was arrested after swerving across the A14 near Woolpit, Suffolk, has been caught on camera.
The ultra low emission zone will be expanded to cover the whole of London from August 29.
A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, fatally injuring a passenger, after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable, U.S. transportation investigators reported Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board didn't reach any conclusions in its preliminary report on the main cause of the deadly March 3 accident, but it described a series of things that went wrong before and after the plane swooped out of control. Confronted with several alerts in the cockpit of the Bombardier jet, pilots followed a checklist and turned off a switch that “trims” or adjusts the stabilizer on the plane’s tail, the report said.
Car-buying isn't what it used to be, and buyers have all-new demands. Auto dealers are racing to stay relevant.
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and Germany have reached a deal on the future use of combustion engines, officials said on Saturday, an issue that has been closely followed by the auto industry. The agreement will allow some combustion engines beyond 2035 and was quickly condemned by a prominent environmental group. Germany had wanted assurances that new combustion engine cars can be sold beyond the deadline if they run on e-fuels - a request supported by parts of Germany's powerful car industry.
The prosecution asked for time to consider whether to seek a retrial.
Berlin and the EU have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines.
Elderly drivers have hit record numbers, Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency data reveals.
Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday and 87 people were injured, including children. The accident occurred after midday near a tunnel entrance on Tseung Kwan O Road in Lam Tin, a residential area in Kowloon. A taxi carried out a “careless lane change” and the other vehicles could not stop in time, causing the collision, senior police inspector Lee Pok-kit said.
"It's a race to the biggest machine driven by the biggest assholes, and it's society that will pay for that arrogance."
Footage was overwritten when the train went "immediately back in service following the accident," according to a federal agency investigating the incident.
